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Crane and Tower Operator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of crane and tower operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Crane and Tower Operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$57,150
25th Percentile Wage	$91,520
50th Percentile Wage	$128,980
75th Percentile Wage	$158,120
90th Percentile Wage	$191,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $191,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,150.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$128,980	-1.79%	50.57%
2021	$131,290	28.17%	-
2017	$94,310	3.63%	-
2016	$90,890	11.61%	-
2015	$80,340	11.41%	-
2014	$71,170	6.91%	-
2013	$66,250	3.77%	-
2012	$63,750	-	-

Table 2. Compare Crane and Tower Operator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,980, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for crane and tower operators in state of New York, followed by Syracuse (median annual salary $109,370). In comparison, the median annual salary of crane and tower operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in Syracuse.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$128,980
Syracuse	$109,370
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$99,580
Rochester	$92,930
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$89,070
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$76,460
Nassau-Suffolk	$59,610
Utica-Rome	$49,050
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$48,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$38,960
Glens Falls	$31,700